قَدindeed عِشتَyou lived فَذّاًpeerless فيamong الرِجالِmen فَريداًunique
قَد عِشتَ فَذّاً في الرِجالِ فَريداً
فَقَضَيتَand you died فَذاpeerless فيin البِلادِthe lands فَريداalone
فَقَضَيتَ فَذا في البِلادِ فَريدا
You lived peerless among men, unique;
and died unmatched in all lands, alone.
جاهَدتَyou strove عُمرَكَyour lifetime ثُمَّthen مُتَّyou died مُغَرَّباًin exile
جاهَدتَ عُمرَكَ ثُمَّ مُتَّ مُغَرَّباً
فَغَدَوتَso you became مِنfrom كُلِّall الجِهاتِsides شَهيداa martyr
فَغَدَوتَ مِن كُلِّ الجِهاتِ شَهيدا
You strove all your life, then died in exile,
and became a martyr in every sense.
كانَتwas حَياتُكَyour life حِفظَsafeguarding مِصرَEgypt لِأَهلِهاfor her people
كانَت حَياتُكَ حِفظَ مِصرَ لِأَهلِها
ماno غَيرَother than ذَلِكَthat مَطلَباًgoal مَنشوداsought
ما غَيرَ ذَلِكَ مَطلَباً مَنشودا
Your life was spent safeguarding Egypt for her people;
no other goal than that was sought.
جاهَدتَyou strove نِصفَhalf العُمرِthe lifetime فيin أَرجائِهاher regions
جاهَدتَ نِصفَ العُمرِ في أَرجائِها
عِلماًthrough learning وَنِصفاًand half فيin الغُروبِexile شَريداa wanderer
عِلماً وَنِصفاً في الغُروبِ شَريدا
You strove half your life throughout her lands,
through learning, and half in exile, a wanderer.
لِلَهِby God وَفَّيتَyou fulfilled الأَمانَةَthe trust حَقَّهاits due
لِلَهِ وَفَّيتَ الأَمانَةَ حَقَّها
وَبَذَلتَand you spent فيهاon it طارِفاًnewly acquired wealth وَتَليداand inherited wealth
وَبَذَلتَ فيها طارِفاً وَتَليدا
By God, you gave the trust its full due,
and spent on it wealth newly gained and inherited.
وَأَذَبتَand you melted فيin حَسَراتِهاsorrows for her كَبِداًa heart بِهاthrough them
وَأَذَبتَ في حَسَراتِها كَبِداً بِها
أَودَيتَyou perished تَحرِقُburning مِنamong ذَويكَyour kin كَبوداhearts
أَودَيتَ تَحرِقُ مِن ذَويكَ كَبودا
In sorrow for her you melted your heart; through that sorrow
you perished, searing the hearts of your kin.
لَمnot تَدَّخِرyou held back فيin حُبِّlove of مِصرَEgypt وَأَهلِهاand her people
لَم تَدَّخِر في حُبِّ مِصرَ وَأَهلِها
وَسعاًstrength وَand لاno جُهداًeffort هُناكَthere جَهيداstrenuous
وَسعاً وَ لا جُهداً هُناكَ جَهيدا
You held nothing back in loving Egypt and her people—
no strength, nor any strenuous effort in that cause.
ماnot عَزَّwas too dear عِندَكَto you أَنthat تَرَكتَyou left لِأَجلِهاfor her sake
ما عَزَّ عِندَكَ أَن تَرَكتَ لِأَجلِها
وَطَناًa homeland وَقَصراًand a palace كَالسَديرِlike al-Sadir مَشيداloftily built
وَطَناً وَقَصراً كَالسَديرِ مَشيدا
You did not begrudge leaving for her sake
a homeland and a lofty palace like al-Sadir,
وَلَذائِذاًand pleasures وَنَفائِساًand treasures أَورَثتُهاyou were bequeathed them
وَلَذائِذاً وَنَفائِساً أَورَثتُها
عَنهاfrom them صَرَفَتyou were turned away وَعَيِّلاًand family وَوَليداand a newborn
عَنها صَرَفَت وَعَيِّلاً وَوَليدا
and pleasures and treasures you had inherited;
you were parted from them, and from family and a newborn,
غادَرتُهُyou left him طِفلاًa child وَطالَand grew long بِكَfor you النَوىseparation
غادَرتُهُ طِفلاً وَطالَ بِكَ النَوى
فَحَرَمتُso you were denied مَنظَرَهُthe sight of him وَصارَand he became رَشيداmature
فَحَرَمتُ مَنظَرَهُ وَصارَ رَشيدا
whom you left a child; separation kept you long away,
so you were denied the sight of him as he came of age.
لِخَلاصِfor the deliverance of مِصرَEgypt قَدَindeed تَرَكتُyou left مَآثِراًnoble deeds
لِخَلاصِ مِصرَ قَدَ تَرَكتُ مَآثِراً
بيضاًbright سَهِرَتyou kept vigil لَهاfor them لَياليnights سوداblack
بيضاً سَهِرَت لَها لَيالي سودا
For Egypt's deliverance you left noble deeds,
bright deeds for which you kept vigil through black nights.
كُنتُyou were المُتَيَّمُthe enthralled one وَالعَميدُand the love-stricken one بِحُبِّهاwith love for her
كُنتُ المُتَيَّمُ وَالعَميدُ بِحُبِّها
فَلِذاand so لَفَتَيتُهاfor her young men غَدَوتُyou became عَميداa leader
فَلِذا لَفَتَيتُها غَدَوتُ عَميدا
You were enthralled and stricken by love for her,
and so became the leader of her young men.
كَمhow often خَطَأوكَthey called you wrong وَعانَدوكَand opposed you وَكُلَّand everyone مَنwho
كَم خَطَأوكَ وَعانَدوكَ وَكُلَّ مَن
يَفريaccomplishes فَرَيُّكَyour feats لَمnot يَزَلhas ceased to be مَحسوداenvied
يَفري فَرَيُّكَ لَم يَزَل مَحسودا
How often they called you wrong and opposed you! And everyone
who achieves as you did has always been envied,
حَتّىuntil تَمَخَّضَتِgave birth to السُنونُthe years حَقائِقاًtruths
حَتّى تَمَخَّضَتِ السُنونُ حَقائِقاً
خَرّواthey fell down لَدَيهاbefore them رُكَّعاًbowing وَسُجوداand prostrate
خَرّوا لَدَيها رُكَّعاً وَسُجودا
until the years gave birth to truths
before which they fell, bowing and prostrate.
عَلِمواthey learned بِأَنَّكَthat you لَمnot تَكُنwere مُتَهَوِّراًreckless
عَلِموا بِأَنَّكَ لَم تَكُن مُتَهَوِّراً
بَلrather كُنتَyou were تَنظُرُlooking مُذever since نَظَرتَyou looked بَعيداfar ahead
بَل كُنتَ تَنظُرُ مُذ نَظَرتَ بَعيدا
They learned that you had not been reckless,
but had looked far ahead from your very first glance.
عَمَدواthey turned لِرَأيِكَto your counsel فَاِنقَلَبَتso you became وَتِلكَand that مِنamong
عَمَدوا لِرَأيِكَ فَاِنقَلَبَت وَتِلكَ مِن
نِعَمِthe blessings of الإِلَهِGod مُؤَيَّداًvindicated تَأييداdecisively
نِعَمِ الإِلَهِ مُؤَيَّداً تَأييدا
They turned to your counsel, and you became—and this is among
God's blessings—decisively vindicated.
لَمnot تَحتَضِرyou lay dying إِلّاexcept وَمِصرَwhile Egypt كُلُّهاall of her
لَم تَحتَضِر إِلّا وَمِصرَ كُلُّها
لِنَظيرِto the like of صُنعِكَyour deeds تَستَحِثُّwas urging وَفوداdelegations
لِنَظيرِ صُنعِكَ تَستَحِثُّ وَفودا
You did not face death until all Egypt
was urging delegations to follow your example.
فَلَشَدَّand how greatly ماindeed قَرَّتwere gladdened عُيونَكَyour eyes عِندَماwhen
فَلَشَدَّ ما قَرَّت عُيونَكَ عِندَما
حَفَّgathered around الجَميعُeveryone لِواءَكَyour banner المَعقوداraised and secured
حَفَّ الجَميعُ لِواءَكَ المَعقودا
How greatly your eyes were gladdened when
everyone gathered around your raised banner!
فَاِنظُرso look إِلىat مِصرَEgypt العَزيزَةَthe beloved بَعضَهاsome of her parts
فَاِنظُر إِلى مِصرَ العَزيزَةَ بَعضَها
مِثلَlike البريمِthe twisted cord بِبَعضِهاto her other parts مَشدوداbound
مِثلَ البريمِ بِبَعضِها مَشدودا
Look, then, upon beloved Egypt, her parts
bound to one another like a twisted cord.
تَمشيshe marches إِلىtoward التَحريرِliberation لاnot هَيابَةًfearful
تَمشي إِلى التَحريرِ لا هَيابَةً
خَطَراًdanger وَلاnor المَوتَdeath الزُؤامِviolent مُبيداannihilating
خَطَراً وَلا المَوتَ الزُؤامِ مُبيدا
She marches toward liberation, unafraid
of danger or of violent, annihilating death.
صارَتshe became جَميعاًentirely دَنشَوايَDenshawai وَإِنَّماbut only
صارَت جَميعاً دَنشَوايَ وَإِنَّما
صارَbecame الأَنامُhumankind عَنِinstead of الحِمامِpigeons مَصيداhunted prey
صارَ الأَنامُ عَنِ الحِمامِ مَصيدا
All of her has become Denshawai; but now
people are the hunted prey instead of pigeons.
حاشاnever وَلَوeven if جارَacted unjustly القَوِيُّthe mighty وَلَوeven if طَغىtyrannized
حاشا وَلَو جارَ القَوِيُّ وَلَو طَغى
أَحرارَthe free people of مِصرَEgypt أَنto تَكونَbecome عَبيداslaves
أَحرارَ مِصرَ أَن تَكونَ عَبيدا
Never—even if the mighty oppress, even if they tyrannize—
shall Egypt's free people become slaves.
مَهماhowever much اِستَعَزَّdraw strength الغالِبونَthe conquerors بِجُندِهِمfrom their troops
مَهما اِستَعَزَّ الغالِبونَ بِجُندِهِم
فَالحَقُّfor right أَعظَمُis greater قُوَّةًin strength وَجُنوداand in armies
فَالحَقُّ أَعظَمُ قُوَّةً وَجُنودا
However much the conquerors draw strength from their troops,
right is greater in strength and armies.
قَدindeed أَقبَلَhas arrived الزَمَنُthe age الَّذيwhich أَبناؤُهُits sons
قَد أَقبَلَ الزَمَنُ الَّذي أَبناؤُهُ
لاnot يَحمِلونَthey bear سَلاسِلاًchains وَقُيوداand shackles
لا يَحمِلونَ سَلاسِلاً وَقُيودا
The age has now arrived whose sons
will bear no chains or shackles.
ثُمَّthen ياO فَريدَFarid عَلىupon يَقينِكَyour certainty أَنَّهُthat it
ثُمَّ يا فَريدَ عَلى يَقينِكَ أَنَّهُ
يَومَa day تَأَذَّنَproclaimed بِالخَلاصِdeliverance عَتيداready
يَومَ تَأَذَّنَ بِالخَلاصِ عَتيدا
Then, Farid, hold to your certainty that
a day proclaiming deliverance stands ready.
لاno بُدَّescape مِنfrom فَرَجٍrelief قَريبٍnear عِندَهُat its coming
لا بُدَّ مِن فَرَجٍ قَريبٍ عِندَهُ
مِصرَEgypt تُؤَمِّمُwill make for شَخصَكَyour person المَلحوداlaid in the tomb
مِصرَ تُؤَمِّمُ شَخصَكَ المَلحودا
Relief must surely come soon; then
Egypt will make for your entombed form.
وَيُبَشِّرونَكَand they bring you glad news بِالخَلاصِof deliverance إِلىinto الثَرىthe soil
وَيُبَشِّرونَكَ بِالخَلاصِ إِلى الثَرى
أَنsaying قُمrise وَشاهِدand witness يَومَكَyour day المَوعوداpromised
أَن قُم وَشاهِد يَومَكَ المَوعودا
And they will bring you glad tidings of deliverance beneath the soil:
'Rise and witness your promised day!'
يَبقىwill remain مَعَalongside الأَهرامِthe Pyramids ذِكرَكَyour memory ثابِتاًenduring
يَبقى مَعَ الأَهرامِ ذِكرَكَ ثابِتاً
وَيَظَلُّand will remain قَبرُكَyour grave مِثلَهاlike them مَشهوداvisited
وَيَظَلُّ قَبرُكَ مِثلَها مَشهودا
Your memory will endure beside the Pyramids,
and your grave, like them, will remain much visited.
وَهُناكَand there تَنقَلِبُwill turn المَدامِعُtears قُرَّةًgladness
وَهُناكَ تَنقَلِبُ المَدامِعُ قُرَّةً
وَيَعودُand will become مَأَتَمُكَyour mourning المُفَجِّعُheartrending عيداa festival
وَيَعودُ مَأَتَمُكَ المُفَجِّعُ عيدا
And there, tears will turn to gladness,
and your heartrending mourning will become a festival.
Sol 6.1